If you own a cinema camera, and you don't like paying for CFast 2.0 cards, you likely do all of your filming to a USB-C SSD. But is it worth paying for a faster drive, or will standard SATA speeds be your best option?
But first... What am I drinking???
Thanks to a generous restocking of my fridge (Thank...
2020-04-12 01:35:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Fractal Design is releasing SIX all new models for their Celsius line of AIO liquid coolers... and of course RGB is on the menu. But is this update all Style and no Substance?
But first... What am I drinking???
New Belgium Brewing (CO/NC) Nitro Cold Brew Cream Ale. A 5% coffee-infused ale that makes any...
2020-04-08 16:42:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Last week, I put together my new Living Room VR PC, just in time for the release of Half Life Alyx. Did I make all the right decisions?
But first... What am I drinking???
In the glass today is Crazy Aunt from Insight Brewing (MN), a Gin and Tonic style ale. This one was fantastic... and then pretty good...
2020-03-28 19:39:05 +0000 UTC View Post
As soon as I saw the Fractal Design Era ITX, I knew exactly what I wanted to build with it. But will everything fit into such a small case?
But first... What am I drinking???
From Monkless Belgian Ales (Bend, OR), it's their Pour Pour Pitiful Me Belgian Quadrupel. Let me just say along with having one o...
2020-03-19 15:28:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Buy enough odd products and you're bound to get a dud eventually. Introducing the Jingsha X89 motherboard for AMD Opteron CPUs.
It sucks.
But first... What am I drinking???
An old favorite of mine from North Coast Brewing (Fort Bragg, CA), the Brother Thelonious Belgian Style Abbey Ale. Just about...
2020-03-15 01:09:45 +0000 UTC View Post
A few weeks ago, I put together an $1,150 gaming PC with the goal of overclocking my Ryzen 5 3600. I overspec'd the cooling with a be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4... and completely lost the silicon lottery. Today, we're swapping that out for the all new be quiet! Shadow Rock 3, a $49 mid-tier cooler. Will I see any drop in performa...
2020-03-04 15:26:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Gaming cases filled with RGB are a dima-a-dozen these days. Fully-featured workstation cases with full water cooling support that can also support a metric ton of hard drives? Those are more rare. Introducing the Fractal Design Define 7, possibly the best of both gaming and professional worlds.
But first... W...
2020-03-01 04:47:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Part 3 is finally here! But is it mission accomplished?
But first... What am I drinking???
Two days of filming means two beers to enjoy! First up, Samuel Smith's (Tadcaster, UK) Organic Chocolate Stout. This was was....ok. It says stout, and is USDA organic, but is also technically a malt beverage.
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Today, I'm going to put together an $1150 gaming PC, but did I choose the right parts?
But first... What am I drinking??? Furious IPA for Surly Brewing Co, generously sent from Patron novellahub.
Huge shoutout to be quiet for sending over the Pure Base 500 and Straight Power 11 for this build. And Patri...
2020-02-08 19:11:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to BenQ for sending this one out for review. As with all of my reviews, my opinions are 100% my own, and BenQ did not have any say over the content of this video, nor did they see this video before it went live.
But first... What am I drinking???
Somewhere around half of a Lilith's Brethren from ...
2020-01-28 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This project began almost exactly two years ago in December 2017. The project evolved, but never really gave me the performance I wanted. That changes today.
But first... What am I drinking???
Great Notion Brewing's (Portland, OR) Juice Jr! One of the more sought after beers in Portland's Craft Beer tra...
2020-01-22 18:42:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to EVGA for sending over the RTX 2060 KO for review. EVGA introduced this card last week at CES 2020, bringing RTX Ray Tracing down below $300 for the first time... but is there a catch?
But first... What am I drinking???
Brown Shuga' by Lagunitas. Started off wonderful, seemed to get worse with ...
2020-01-21 01:13:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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Fractal Design: 2020-01-13 06:26:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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Our visit to the ThermalTake booth was met with a few unexpected surprises. Like losing half of the B-Roll we shot there... Don't know what happened.
ThermalTake's new ToughRam kits are boasting some impressive performance, with speeds up to 4400MHz. And I appreciate the development of both ARGB and NON...
2020-01-10 18:43:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Patriot's new gaming mice in the V550 and V551 and their VPR100 RGB NVMe drive, to EVGA's price dropped RTX 2060 KO, to the Asus ROG Swift PG43UQ 43" 4K 144Hz monitor, there's something for everyone in our CES Day 2 coverage.
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Official Day One of CES 2020 included visits to MSI, Corsair, Origin, Elgato, AlphaCool and FSP.
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2020-01-08 16:54:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank You to Fractal Design and the new Vector RS for sponsoring this video. Click here for more info: https://www.fractal-design.com/introducing-vector-rs/
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Today's Studio Update is all about lighting... or the lack thereof in this room. Let's fix that.
Lighting from this video Kihung T5 LED 12-Pack - https://amzn.to/35CGNuS
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I BOUGHT A HOUSE! Today is all about getting the new studio set up and ready to shoot. Desk building, wall decorating, and the beginnings of my home wet bar. Let's do this thing.
Desks/Countertops - https://w...
2019-12-17 19:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Between selling my house and buying another, I missed the releases of all custom AIB cards for AMD's RX 5700 series. Today, I take a look at the Asus ROG Strix RX 5700 and see if at $400, it's the right card for you.
But first... What am I drinking???
An Oregon classic, the Total Domination double IPA f...
2019-11-17 20:47:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Back at CES 2019, DeepCool announced a new premium air cooler to compete with the likes of the Noctua NH-D15 and be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4. Now that the Gamer Storm Assassin III is here, how does it stack up???
But first... What am I drinking???
The first beer, you can skip. I'm not sure even kettle sou...
2019-09-30 05:20:59 +0000 UTC View Post
Huge success goes hand in hand with epic failure. And in this video, we've got both.
But first... What am I drinking???
Speyburn 10, a delicious speyside Scottish whisky. Ever so slightly smokey and a bit of orange zest on the nose. Flavor is very malty, light bodied. Smooth upfront, but with a bit of p...
2019-09-23 15:55:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Introducing the Fractal Design Vector RS. It's all new... at least on the outside. And that's not a bad thing.
But first... What am I drinking???
I was in the mood for a lower ABV beer, but a stout sounded just right too. Kells Brewery (Portland, OR) Nitro Irish Stout sounded like exactly what I w...
2019-09-18 14:06:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If there is such a thing as too much RGB, the InWin 309 is flirting with that line. But have they gone too far?
But first... What am I drinking??
Stone Farking Wheaton W00tstout! The 2019 release of this annual beer is an absolute must buy.
This build is a no-holds-barred affair. ...
2019-09-10 16:23:13 +0000 UTC View Post
A Patron of mine sent over a link to purchase a Tesla K10 card for only $40. And that's when the trouble all started...
But first... What am I drinking???
Lompac Brewing's (Portland, OR) Red on Rye barrel aged Red Ale. Wow, this is a phenomenal brew. Malty, oaky, with a bit of a toffee flavor... velvety...
2019-09-02 17:18:20 +0000 UTC View Post
You're got yourself a pretty great Ryzen 5 2600 gaming system, AND your motherboard will support the new Ryzen 3000 series CPUs... but should you upgrade???
But first... What am I drinking???
Level Beer (Portland, OR) Pale to the People. The winner of Beervana's '2018 Beer of the Year' award proves why ...
2019-08-19 00:30:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Just because capture cards can handle 1080p/60 capture doesn't make them equal. The AverMedia Live Gamer Mini is a $130 capture card that really doesn't live up to the competition in this price point.
NOTE: The Live Gamer Mini is down to $99 on Amazon... and that does change my opinion slightly. It certainly performs be...
2019-08-11 03:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I love two things in life... Gaming, and Star Trek (don't tell my wife and kids they're not tied for first on this list). So when Arozzi reached out and asked me to review their Arena Laggaro Star Trek gaming desk, you know I said yes.
But first... What am I drinking???
Rated the #1 IPA across the land,...
2019-08-06 16:10:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Is Craft dead?
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2019-08-03 06:50:30 +0000 UTC View Post
